Slow Burn (2000) Movie Script

♪♪ [ Man Singing In Native American Language ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

[ Insects Chirping ]

♪♪ [ Instrumental ]

[ Insects Buzzing ]

♪♪ [ Singing Resumes ]

[ Footsteps ]

[ Man Narrating ] OF ALL THE WAYS THIS DESERT TESTS YOU,

THE MOST DANGEROUS IS THE MIRAGE.

IN THOSE SHIMMERING, SPARKLING DEPTHS, YOU SEE WHATEVER YOU WANT--

WATER, WEALTH, DREAMS.

THAT'S THE PROMISE, AND THAT'S THE CURSE.

WHEN THE SAND SWALLOWED THE WIDOW McTEAGUE,

THE DESERT TURNED HER SILVER BOX INTO A MIRAGE.

IN 1907, HER SECOND HUSBAND SQUANDERED HIS LAST PESOS...

PURSUING WHAT HE'D ALMOST HAD.

THIRTY YEARS LATER, HER GROWN CHILDREN BEGAN TO BELIEVE....

THEY SAW A WAY TO RECOVER THEIR LOST GLORY.

AFTER THE WAR, ONE OF THEIR SONS IMAGINED HE SAW A WAY...

TO GET BACK THE LIFE HE'D DISCARDED AT THE RECRUITING OFFICE.

FINALLY, 12 YEARS AGO, HIS GRANDDAUGHTER SAW ME.

[ Girl ] HUMIDITY'S ABOUT SIX PERCENT.

THAT MEANS IT TAKES A GROWN-UP

FOUR QUARTS A DAY JUST TO SWEAT.

IF YOU RUN DRY,

YOUR BLOOD GETS THICK,

YOUR TONGUE TURNS HARD,

AND YOU'RE DEAD

IN 19 HOURS.

I'LL REMEMBER THAT.

[ Man Narrating ] OH, SHE WAS THE LAST THING YOU'D EXPECT TO FIND OUT HERE.

SHE BELONGED.

[ Bird Cawing ]HI, MOM.

[ Man Narrating ] WHICH IS MORE THAN I CAN SAY FOR CATALINA.

- [ Girl ] HEY, DAD.

- HI. JACOB McTEAGUE.

COME ON UP.

FRANK NORRIS. [ Frank Narrating ] A COUPLE OF HANDSHAKES.

THE ORDINARY GREETINGS. JUST WHAT YOU'D DO WITH ANY STRANGERS.

BUT OUT HERE YOU DON'T STAY STRANGERS FOR LONG.TRINA.

OVER THE NEXT MONTHS, WE BECAME A FAMILY... OF SORTS.

CATALINA. OH. [ Frank Narrating ] I EVEN SHARED THEIR SECRETS.

- [ Catalina ] YOU SOLD

THE HOUSE, DIDN'T YOU ?

- I SOLD THE TRAILER, YEAH,

TO GET THE TRUCK SO WE DON'T GET STRANDED OUT HERE. STRANDED ?

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING ?COME ON. PIECE--

TRINA, COME HERE.

THERE'S SOMETHING

I WANNA SHOW YOU.

I'M SICK AND TIRED OF HEARING--WE FOUND HER WATCH, THE KEY,

WE FOUND THE BIBLE.

WE'RE SO CLOSE.JACOB, WE FOUND PAULINA'S WATCH

TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO !

DID I EVER SHOW YOU THIS ?

HERE. IT'S VOLCANIC. [ Arguing Continues ]

STOP IT !COME HERE. COME HERE.

I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU !

STOP IT !

THERE ARE STEAM VENTS

ON THE OTHER SIDE

OF THE SALT FLATS.

FIVE THOUSAND DEGREES.

WHAT ?I CAN'T-- I CAN'T

TAKE THIS ANYMORE.

I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.OH, COME ON.

NO, LEAVE ME ALONE !IT TAKES THOUSANDS OF YEARS

TO LAY THOSE THINGS DOWN.

WE'RE GONNA FIND IT.

IT'S OUT THERE.

HEY, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

[ Gasps ]

IS IT FOR ME ?

YES, IT IS. [ Kissing Sound ]

I GOT SOMETHIN' ELSE

FOR YOU.

SOMETHIN' VERY SPECIAL.

[ Gasps ]

THAT'S FOR YOU.

PUT IT AROUND YOUR NECK.

I WON'T DISAPPOINT YOU,

DADDY. I PROMISE.

I KNOW YOU WON'T.

WHAT DO YOU SAY WE LIGHT YOUR CAKE ?

I MISS MAMA.

[ Sighs ]

[ Sniffling ]

TELL ME WHAT TO DO.

[ Frank Narrating ] BUT EVEN THEN, WE ALL KNEW CATALINA WASN'T COMING BACK.

[ Trina ]

THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN

DEGREES.

THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY.

- IT'S PROBABLY OVER THERE.

- MAYBE.

[ Chuckling ]

"MAYBE." IT IS !

PROBABLY. [ Frank Narrating ] SO THEY WENT ON,

DAY AFTER DAY, YEAR AFTER YEAR,

UNTIL THERE WAS ONLY HER...

AND THE SEARCH.

[ Footsteps ]

I'M SORRY. YOUR GEODES

AREN'T BRINGIN' IN

WHAT THEY USED TO.

SINCE YOU PROMISED THIS'D BE

YOUR LAST SEASON, THAT SHOULDN'T

BE A PROBLEM, RIGHT ?

WHAT YOU GOT PLANNED, FRANK ?

A SURPRISE.

OH, YEAH ?

WHAT IS THIS ?

A LITTLE DUTCH COURAGE,

A NICE NEW DRESS,

AND THEN YOU WALK ME INTO TOWN ?

NO, IT'S TO CELEBRATE

YOUR NEW LIFE...

IN CANCUN.

I KNOW THIS GUY WHO WORKS

IN ONE OF THESE RESORTS

THEY HAVE.

THEY NEED PEOPLE WHO CAN SPEAK

BOTH LANGUAGES. YOU KNOW,

FIT IN WITH THE CLIENTELE.

- FOR PEOPLE THAT BELONG THERE.

- OH, COME ON.

- YOU'RE A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY.

- WHAT ARE YOU NOW, MY DAD ?

NO. NO.

[ Sighs ]

TSK. AW, GEE.

LET ME DO IT.

- NO.

- COME ON ! YOU CAN'T DO--

I HAVE THIS DREAM, FRANK.

I'M IN A GROCERY STORE.

JUST A REGULAR GROCERY STORE.

I WAKE UP

AND MY HEART IS POUNDING,

BECAUSE I DON'T

BELONG THERE, AND...

ANY PLACE I GO

IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY.

I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A DANCE.

I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A LIBRARY.

I NEVER HAD A PHONE NUMBER.

I'VE NEVER BEEN

IN A SWIMMING POOL.

I NEVER-- NEVER--

[ Chuckles ]

I'M NOT GONNA WAKE UP

AND SPROUT WINGS AND FLY.

RIGHT ? I MEAN, UM,

THIS IS, UM--

THIS IS ME.

THIS IS IT.

UH--

I'VE GROWN UP.

I MEAN,

LOOK AT ME, FRANK.

LOOK HARD.

WHO WOULD WANT THIS ?

JESUS ! LOOK AT YOU.

[ Chuckles ]

YOU'RE CATALINA'S

LITTLE GIRL.

GET YOUR MONEY BACK !

AND I'M NOT GOIN'

TO CANCUN EITHER.

- WE HAD A DEAL.

- NO DEAL !

THIS DESERT KILLED FOUR GENERATIONS OF MY FAMILY !

- DO YOU WANNA MAKE IT FIVE ?

- I WILL NOT BE THE LAST LOSER

IN A CHAIN OF LOSERS !

YOU KNOW WHY ?

BECAUSE I LEARNED

ABOUT THIS DESERT.

I RESPECT IT,

AND I LISTEN TO IT.

- WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO

GODDAMN STUBBORN OVER THIS ?

- BECAUSE THIS IS ALL I GOT !

WHAT IF YOU FIND PAULINA

AND THE DIAMONDS AREN'T THERE ?

- SHUT UP ! SHUT UP !

- THEN WHAT ARE YOU GONNA HAVE ?

YOU'RE NEVER GONNA FIND

THOSE DIAMONDS !

OH, JESUS, I'M SORRY.

NO, YOU KNOW WHAT ?

DON'T NEED A DADDY ANYMORE.

- MAYBE TOMORROW, TRACY.

- [ Chirping ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Groans ]

[ Shouts, Grunts ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Grunts ]

[ Frank Narrating ] SOME DREAMS DIE HARD.

BECAUSE IN THIS DESERT, UNDER THAT BURNING EYE,

THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER DREAMER.

YOU'RE THINKIN' AGAIN,

AREN'T YA ?YEAH.

I WAS THINKIN' ABOUT

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WHEN

WE GET ACROSS THE BORDER.

SEE ? I'M IN THIS HELLHOLE,

FIGHTIN' FOR OUR LIVES,

YOU'RE SITTIN' IN SOME

ICE CREAM PARLOR IN EL PASO

WITH A BANANA IN YOUR MOUTH.

COME ON.I STILL-- I STILL SAY...

THAT IF WE NEVER PLAN

WHERE WE WANNA GO,

WE AIN'T NEVER GONNA GET THERE.

WHEN ARE YOU

GONNA LEARN, DUSTER ?

THE FUTURE AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN

UNLESS YOU MAKE THE MOST OF IT

RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW.

IT COULD BE SO GOOD,

MARCUS.

YOU HIT THE JACKPOT

WHEN YOU GOT CHAINED TO ME,

AND WHAT DID I GET ?

HEY !

[ Chuckling ]

THERE WE GO.

SEE, DISCIPLINE.

MENTAL TOUGHNESS.

GET SOME, IF YOU

WANNA BE LIKE ME.

WHAT IF I DON'T

WANNA BE LIKE YOU ?I HEARD THAT.

[ Chuckles ]

MARCUS, WAIT UP.

YOU THINK BUGS

GET ITCHY, MARCUS ?

BECAUSE IF THEY GET ITCHY,

THEY'D ITCH ON THE INSIDE,

'CAUSE THE SKELETON'S

ON THE OUTSIDE.

BUGS DON'T GET ITCHY !WHY NOT ?

THEIR LIVES ARE TOO

GODDAMN SHORT, THAT'S WHY.WHAT IS THAT ?

WHAT IS THAT ?

[ Chuckles ]

HOLY SHIT !

CONGRATULATIONS, PAL.

YOU AIN'T THE ONLY ONE OUT HERE

DEAD BETWEEN THE EARS.

[ Groans ]

YOU SURE KNOW HOW

TO PICK AN EASY MARK.

THIS SUCKER'S BEEN

OUT HERE SO LONG,

WE MIGHT FIND

SOME ANTIQUE JEWELRY.

MARCUS, I'M GONNA

LEAVE THIS FOR IT, OKAY ?

AIN'T THAT SWEET ?

SENDING FLOWERS

WHILE I GROPE THE STIFF.

HEY, MARCUS,

THESE LITTLE PICTURES

ARE EVERYWHERE.

- HUH ?

- YOU THINK THEY

MEAN SOMETHIN' ?

WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE ?

RING.

OH, JESUS ! NA--

HEY, DUSTER, YOU REMEMBER

OUR LITTLE CONVERSATION ?

WHICH ONE ?

THE ONE ABOUT ALL THE THINGS

YOU MISS IF YOU AIN'T LIVIN'

IN THE HERE AND NOW.

AAH, FUCK YA.

[ Chuckles ]

THE HERE AND NOW HERE

OR WH-WHEN YOU

WERE TALKING BEFORE ?

FORGET IT.

I TAKE IT ALL BACK.

DON'T NEED NO CHAIN,

TO HAVE YOU DRAG ME DOWN.

I KNEW IT THE DAY MAMA SAID,

"MEET YOUR COUSIN."

IN THE LOTTERY OF LIFE,

HOW THE HELL

DID I DRAW YOU ?

I DON'T KNOW WHY WE GOT

WHAT WE GOT, BUT WE

GAVE OURSELVES A COMBINE.

AND NO MATTER WHAT, WE PUT

EVERYTHING WE ARE, EVERYTHING

WE GOT IN THE COMBINE,

'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S

GOTTEN US THROUGH.

SOMETIMES WHAT WE SHARE IS GOOD,

AND SOMETIMES IT'S BAD.

BUT RIGHT NOW--

RIGHT NOW IT'S THIS, MARCUS.

YOU DID IT.

YOU SON OF A BITCH !

WE'RE RICH !

AND YOU DID IT !

DUMB FUCKIN'--

I GOT THIS OFF THE STIFF.

I SHOULD'VE PUT IT

IN THE COMBINE,

BUT I DIDN'T,

SO I'M DOIN' IT NOW.

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH

FOR ME, MARCUS.

I LOVE YA.

[ Chuckles ]

MARCUS, MAKE SURE YOU

DON'T SLAM THAT BOX SHUT,

BECAUSE IT'S GONNA TAKE A BLOWTORCH TO GET IT OPEN AGAIN.

[ Sighs ]

WHAT NOW, WITH

THE ROCK COLLECTION ?

YEAH, YEAH,

ESPECIALLY NOW, MARCUS.

[ Chuckles ]

HELL, THEN,

TAKE A BIG ONE.

[ Chirping ]

♪ PAWN MY WATCH

SHH, SHH, SHH ! COME ON.[ Chirping Continues ]

♪ PAWN MY CHAIN

♪ PAWN EVERYTHING

THAT WAS IN MY NAME ♪

♪ OH, LORDY ME

♪ DIDN'T I SHAKE

SUGARY ♪

♪ EVERYTHING I GOT

♪ DOWN IN PAWN

♪ EVERYTHING I GOT

♪ DOWN IN PAWN ♪

[ Frank Narrating ] THE WIDOW'S DIAMONDS.

IT WAS THE LAST THING ON EARTH I EVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT.

ALL I KNEW WAS THAT A COUPLE OF CONVICTS HAD ESCAPED FROM MATAMOROS.

DISOWNED OR NOT, I NEEDED TO WARN TRINA,

SO I WENT BACK INTO THEDESIERTO, AND I CAME ACROSS SOME TRACKS.

IN THE END, I'D GUESS YOU'D JUST CALL THAT GOOD LUCK.

I BROUGHT YOU A SURPRISE.

I'M READY TO LIVE AGAIN.

GO GET THE TRUCK.

[ Frank Narrating ] SO WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY ?

I FOLLOWED THEIR TRACKS, BUT I LOST THEM WHERE THEY MET A SET OF TIRE TRACKS.

HEY !

SORRY TO BOTHER YA.

WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT ?

OUR TRUCK WIPED OUT.

WE WERE HOPIN' YOU

COULD GIVE US A RIDE...

EL NORTE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING

OUT HERE ?

W-W-WE COULD PAY YOU.

I'M NOT SOME TAXI.

W-WE'RE JUST OUT HERE

COLLECTING ROCKS.

WE MUST HAVE TOOK

A WRONG TURN SOMEWHERE.

WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO TEXAS.

WHERE YOU GOIN' ?

GET IN.

COME ON, MARCUS.

THE BACK.

WE'VE GOT TO STOCK UP

ON WATER.

GABBY'S TANK'S UP THERE

WHERE THOSE THREE ROCKS ARE.

YOU'VE GOTTA BE SHITTIN' ME.

I MEAN, WHAT--

[ Scoffs ]

[ Mutters ]

HEY, HEY. WHOA, WHOA.

YOU GOTTA TAKE ALL THAT STUFF

OUT OF THE TRUCK NOW ?

I'M NOT RIGGED

FOR PASSENGERS.

- [ Trina Grunting ]

- [ Cocks Gun ]

THERE'S NOTHING OUT HERE

BUT A THOUSAND DEAD ENDS.

[ Sighs, Sniffs ]

[ Gunshot ]

[ Duster ] YOU KNOW, I'LL BET WE COULD HIRE A LAWYER,

SORT OUT THE PAST,

ALL THE BAD THINGS WE EVER DONE.YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.

I'D LIKE TO GET A HOUSE TOO.

DEFINITELY A HOUSE.

WITH A YARD

SO I CAN HAVE A BIG DOG.

HELL, YOU CAN GET

THREE OF 'EM.[ Chuckles ]

WE NEED NEW CLOTHES TOO.

DEFINITELY NEW DUDS.

- NOTHIN' WITH STRIPES

ON 'EM, RIGHT, MARCUS ?

- NOTHIN' BUT GIORGIO ARMANI.

[ Sighs ]

LOOK AT THAT.

A LIFETIME IN THE MAKIN'.

SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THE BIG SCORE, MARCUS ? ME ?

AH, WELL--

[ Duster ] WHAT ?

I NEVER, UH--

[ Chuckles ]

- [ Trina ] SHIT !

- YES--

WHY DIDN'T

YOU STOP IT ?

WHA--GO GET THE BOX.

- NOW, HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED

TO GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE ?

- SETTLE DOWN, ALL RIGHT ?

DUSTER, COME ON.

CHOP-CHOP.

GIVE ME THE BOX.

COULD YOU HELP ME, PLEASE ?

[ All Grunting ]KEEP PUSHING. I'M GONNA GO

TRY AND BOUNCE IT OFF.

KEEP PUSHING !

[ Marcus ] READY ? [ Metal Creaking ]

ONE, TWO, THREE.

[ Both Grunt ]

[ Gasps ]

DUSTER, YOU KNOW WHAT

AN INTELLIGENT MAN WOULD DO

IN THIS SITUATION ?

SIT AND WATCH.

A REAL INTELLIGENT MAN

WOULD PUT HIS BACK

INTO IT, MARCUS.

ALL RIGHT.

[ Both Grunting ]

[ Metal Creaking ]

[ Marcus ] WATCH IT ! WATCH IT !

YOU ALL RIGHT ?

WHERE'S THE BOX ?

YOU WERE HOLDIN' IT !

WHERE'S THE FUCKIN' BOX ?I FOUND IT.

IT'S RIGHT HERE.

[ Grunts ]

HEY, IS THIS THING

IMPORTANT ?

WHAT IS IT ?

THIS THING BETTER NOT

PUT ANY KINKS IN MY PLANS.

WHAT PLANS, MARCUS ?

I DON'T WANT MY FUTURE

SLIPPIN' AWAY BEFORE I

FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS.

[ Mouths Word ]

[ Marcus ] THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL GET. BOOZE IS JUST THE FIRST STEP.

[ Duster ]

I KNOW THE REST

OF THE 12 STEPS.

I'M GONNA USE THAT BOOZE TO START A LITTLE BUSINESS.

I GET MYSELF A HOUSE,

A YARD, A DOG.THAT'S MY FUTURE.

THERE IS NO FUTURE !

WE DON'T HAVE ANY WAY

TO FIX THE TRUCK,

AND YOU CAN'T WALK OUT OF HERE.

IN FOUR DAYS THAT WATER WILL BE GONE, AND THEN YOU AND ME ARE GONNA BE DEAD.

[ Muttering ]

ISN'T THIS FUNNY,

MARCUS ?YEAH.

FUNNY IF IT'S HAPPENIN'

TO SOMEONE ELSE.[ Chuckles ]

[ Duster ] I-I-IN THE FUTURE THEY'LL BUY US STEAK DINNERS, LIMOUSINES.

BUT THE HERE AND NOW, OUR BIG SCORE IS WORTHLESS.

THEY CAN'T EVEN BUY US

12 HOURS OF WATER.

HEY, YOU GOT ANYTHING USEFUL

IN THAT SADDLEBAG ?

UH, YEAH, YEAH,

WE GOT LOTS OF THINGS.

WE GOT--

WE GOT SOME CLOTHES

AND SOME TORTILLAS,

A COUPLE PIECES OF HACKSAW

AND MY-- MY COLLECTION.

WHAT COLLECTION ?

HIS ROCK COLLECTION.

YOU'RE CARRYING ROCKS

ACROSS THE DESERT ?

NO.

I-I-I MEAN, YEAH.

HE'S BEEN COLLECTIN'

SINCE HE WAS A KID.

I MEAN, THEY'RE NOTHIN' SPECIAL, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE IN HERE THAT ARE KIND OF NICE.

I LIKE THIS ONE A LOT.

THAT ONE'S NICE.YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS ?

WHAT ?

YOU JUST SAVED OUR LIVES.

THIS IS PUMICE.

THAT'S TUFA.

WE MIX IT TOGETHER

WITH A LITTLE SAND

AND SOME MOTOR OIL.

IT COULD MAKE A FORGE.

COULD FIX THE LINKAGE.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKIN' AT ?

NOTHIN'.

ROCKS.

[ Frank Narrating ] AT SUNSET, I STOPPED SEARCHING, AND I TOOK CATALINA BACK,

BACK TO THE PLACE I'D FOUND THE WIDOW McTEAGUE ALL THOSE YEARS AGO.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW CATALINA DIED,

BUT I WAS THE ONE WHO GAVE HER THE DIAMONDS.

THE LEAST I COULD DO WAS GIVE MY OLD FLAME A DECENT BURIAL.

YOU DIED FOR

A BUNCH OF ROCKS, CAT.

A BUNCH OF GODDAMN ROCKS.

[ Grunting ]

I GOT THE TRUCK.

TRINA'S NOT...

COMING WITH US.

AND NEITHER ARE YOU.

WAIT, WAIT.

WHAT'D I DO WRONG ?

- YOU LISTENED TO ME.

- WAIT !

[ Shouts ] [ Drops Shovel ]

[ Frank Narrating ] I'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO CATALINA...

IN THOSE FEW MINUTES IT TOOK ME TO GET MY TRUCK.

THE ONE THING I DO KNOW, IS THAT TRINA WAS NEVER QUITE THE SAME...

AFTER THAT NIGHT HER MOTHER LEFT.

OW !

[ Frank Narrating ] I WAS SEARCHING FOR TRINA AT FIRST LIGHT.

I KNEW IT MIGHT BE DAYS BEFORE I FOUND HER.

BUT, IN TRUTH, I WAS LESS WORRIED ABOUT THE CONVICTS THAN TRINA.

[ Chuckling ] I DON'T CARE HOW WELL YOU KNOW THE DESERT.

IF YOU'RE THIRSTY ENOUGH, YOU START STUMBLING TO THE MIRAGE.

[ Duster ] WHEN WE GET THE FORGE BUILT, EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE FINE.

SO STOP RIDIN' ME. [ Groans ]

AH, MR. INDEPENDENCE.

WHERE THE HELL DO YOU

THINK YOU'D BE WITHOUT ME

TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO ?

I WOULDN'T BE

BUSTIN' OUT OF SOME JAIL.

YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT,

'CAUSE YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE

SHOT THE GUARD.

THAT'S IT.

PERFECT.

- [ Small Amount

Of Water Swishing ]

- [ Sighs ]

HEARING YOU'RE GONNA DIE

SHOULD HAVE GOT YOUR ATTENTION.

THIS PLACE TESTS YOU.

YEAH ? WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IT EVEN CARES ?

THINK WHAT YOU LIKE,

BUT IT WATCHES,

AND IT'S IN CHARGE.

YEAH ?

SO, TRINA,

I WAS THINKIN'.

SHOULDN'T WE TOP OFF

THE JERRICAN

AT THE WATER HOLE...

SO WE DON'T LOSE SO MUCH TO EVAPORATION ?

YEAH.

I'M A QUICK STUDY.

WHY DON'T YOU STACK THOSE ROCKS

IN THE FORGE ? TRINA AND I

ARE GONNA TANK UP.

COME ON, TRINA.

[ Tracy Chirping ]

I'VE BEEN THINKIN' ABOUT

WHAT THE HELL I'M GONNA DO

ONCE I'M BACK IN THE STATES.

IN CASE YOU'RE BLIND

AND DIDN'T NOTICE,

MY LIFE TOOK SORT OF

A WRONG TURN SOMEWHERES BACK.

YOU MEAN GETTING ARRESTED ?HELL, I MEAN

BREAKING THE LAW.

THE ONLY REASON WE GOT BUSTED

DOWN HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE...

WAS 'CAUSE DUSTER

WAS ALREADY WANTED

NORTH OF THE BORDER.

HAD IT ALL WORKED OUT,

HAPPY AS A CLAM.

HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW ?

I'M LYIN' THERE,

TAKIN' A NICE SNOOZE

ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

COMIN' RIGHT AT ME,

FULL STEAM AHEAD,

A FREIGHT TRAIN NAMED DUSTER.

FIRST HIS PARENTS GET WIPED OUT

BY SOME DRUNK,

AND MAMA'S NEXT OF KIN.

A COUPLE YEARS LATER,

I'M LASTOF KIN.

IT TOOK ME A WHILE,

BUT YOU START TO SEE YOU

CAN'T RISE TO THE TOP...

WITH AN ANCHOR TIED

AROUND YOUR NECK, YOU KNOW ?

- DUSTER SEEMS HARMLESS ENOUGH.

- DUSTER ?

DUSTER'S MY COUSIN,

SO I DON'T WANNA SAY

NOTHIN' BAD ABOUT HIM.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GOT TO DO

TO GET 25 YEARS LABOR

IN A MEXICAN PRISON ?

DON'T GIVE 'EM THE CHANCE

TO SHOW YA.

[ Tracy Chirping ]

[ Squeaking ]

OH, NO, NO.

YOU CAN'T GO NOWHERE.

YOU GOTTA STAY RIGHT HERE.

SHH, TRACY. IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY. I'M GONNA

FIX YOUR DOOR FOR YA.

HEY ! DON'T !

DON'T TOUCH HER !

BUT THE DOOR WAS OPEN.

WELL, I-I-I CAN FIX IT

SO SHE CAN LIVE IN THERE.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON. I GOT IT. HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.

YEP, SHE'LL BE COMFY

AS A KITTEN IN HERE, TRINA.

- [ Muttering ]

- SEE, I'M A LOCKSMITH.

- YOU AIN'T NO LOCKSMITH.

- I WAS BEFORE, AND I

TRAINED FOR A LONG TIME.

AND WHO SACRIFICED HIS HARD-EARNED CASH TO GIVE YOU THAT TRAINING ?

- PLEASE, STOP WASTING

EVERYBODY'S TIME.

- SEE, I CAN DO IT.

- I CAN FIX IT

IF YOU WANT ME TO.

- WE'LL JUST OPEN THIS UP, AND--

I WAS GONNA PUT

A PIECE OF WIRE ON IT. THERE WE GO !

AND WE GOT IT RIGHT HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKIN' AT ?

I'M LOOKIN' AT NOTHIN',

MARCUS.

THERE YOU ARE.

A LITTLE DRINK.

NOW, I-I-I KNOW

WHAT MARCUS MUST'VE TOLD YA,

AND I UNDERSTAND WHY

YOU DON'T WANNA BE AROUND ME.

BUT I NEED YOU

TO KNOW SOMETHIN'.

I-I'D NEVER DO ANYTHING

TO HURT THAT BIRD OF YOURS.

I WANTED YOU

TO KNOW THAT.

I JUST REALLY WANTED YOU

TO KNOW THAT.

HEY, YOU KNOW

THESE LITTLE PICTURES

ON THE ROCKS HERE ?

YEAH ?

ARE-- ARE THEY LIKE

A LANGUAGE OR SOMETHIN' ?

LIKE THIS BIRD HERE.

DOES THAT MEAN SOMETHIN' ?

IT'S NOT A BIRD.

IT'S A DRAGONFLY.

OH, IT'S A DRAGONFLY.

DRAGONFLIES NEED WATER

TO BREED.

WHEN YOU SEE ONE ON A ROCK,

IN THE DIRECTION

THAT IT'S POINTING,

IT MEANS

THERE'S WATER THERE.

- I KNEW IT MEANT SOMETHIN'.

I KNEW IT.

- [ Chuckles ]

THE INDIANS USED TO

LEAVE 'EM FOR EACH OTHER.

JUST HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF

PEOPLE LEAVING THEIR MARK.

SUN.

SNAKE.

CORN, COUNTING.

MAN. WOMAN.

- WELL, THEY'RE REAL BEAUTIFUL.

- [ Chuckles ]

NOW, I BET YOU CAN READ ALL

THESE ROCKS AROUND HERE, HUH ?

CAN READ THE CHATTER.

THE BIG GUYS THERE,

MOST OF THE TIME

THEY KEEP TO THEMSELVES.

THEY'RE CALLED PETROGLYPHS.

"GLYPH'S" A CARVING,

AND "PETRO" MEANS STONE.

HEY-- HEY, MARCUS !

- WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' HERE ?

- YOU KNOW ALL THESE

STONE PICTURES ?

BUG-EYED, STARIN' THINGS ? THEY'RE MESSAGES.

YOU CAN READ 'EM.

EACH ONE MEANS

SOMETHIN' DIFFERENT.

[ Sighs ] WHY DON'T YOU

TRY TO READ THE MEANING

ON THAT ONE, DUSTER ?

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?

- IT'S JUST GRAFFITI, TRINA.

- IT'S NOT GRAFFITI.

THESE ARE SACRED CARVINGS.

- SACRED TO WHO ?

THEY'RE SACRED TO ME !

IT'S THE GRAN DESIERTO !

YOU RESPECT IT,

OR IT WILL KILL YOU !

IT AIN'T GONNA KILL ME,

'CAUSE I'M GETTIN' OUT OF HERE

IN THAT VEHICLE !

SO WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED

TEACHING ART APPRECIATION

TO PICASSO HERE,

FIX THE GODDAMN TRUCK !

[ Huffs ]

WHAT'S UP WITH YOU ?

HE'S MY PARTNER.

[ Chirping ]

[ Whispers ]

PARTNER. [ Chirping Continues ]

IT'S GONNA BE HOT WORK.

KEEP GOING.

YOU WANT IT TO MELT

OR WHAT ?

♪♪ [ Man Singing In Native American Language ]

[ Both Panting ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

DO I GOTTA DO THIS

ALONE OR WHAT ?

[ Panting Continues ]

I NEED IT HOTTER.

HOTTER !

YOU'RE LOOKING

KIND OF PEAKED, DUSTER.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A BREAK ?

I DON'T--

I DON'T NEED A BREAK. YEAH ?

[ Panting Continues ]

HE CAN'T KEEP UP.

[ Metal Clangs ]

HE'S DOWN.

[ Duster Panting ]YOU ALL RIGHT ?

COME ON, PAL.

HE'S ALL RIGHT.HE'S GOT HEATSTROKE.

[ Trina ] NO, WE'VE GOT TO

GET HIM TO THE WATER HOLE.

COME ON, HELP ME !

WOMEN OF QUALITY DON'T

USUALLY OCCUPY THEMSELVES

WITH HEATSTROKE AND HAMMERS.

YOU LEARN FAST WHEN

YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT.THAT'S MY POINT EXACTLY.

IT'S ALL ABOUT

WHAT WE DEPEND ON.

YOUR FRIEND'S GONNA DIE

IF WE DON'T GET

HIS BODY HEAT DOWN.

YOU DON'T GIVE A DAMN

ABOUT HIM, DO YOU ?OF COURSE I DO.

THE WAY I SEE IT,

IT'S PRETTY MUCH

OUT OF OUR HANDS.

IF HE DIES, YOU CAN'T TELL ME

YOU'RE GONNA BE HEARTBROKEN.WHAT ?

YOU GOT CLASS.

MAMA LEARNED ME

HOW TO SPOT IT.

THAT AIN'T EASY

WHEN YOU'RE GROWIN' UP

IN A CATHOUSE.

I LEARNED ALL KINDS OF WOMEN.

TRASH, HARD-LUCK GIRLS,

YOU NAME IT.

I KNOW IAIN'T GOT ANY CLASS,

BUT GOD, DO I KNOW THE TASTE.

WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED,

YOU LOOK IN

THE CLIENT'S WALLETS...

AT THE PICTURES--

KIDS, HOUSES, WIVES.

THAT'S HOW I

GOT TO KNOW CLASS.

THAT'S WHY I KNOW YOU.

YOU DON'T KNOW

A GODDAMN THING ABOUT ME !

I KNOW WHATEVER

HAPPENS TO DUSTER,

IT'S NOT GONNA STOP YOU

ANYMORE THAN IT'S

GONNA STOP ME.

'CAUSE I KNOW SOMETHIN' ELSE--

YOU DON'T LET NOTHIN'

GET IN YOUR WAY.

YOU'RE A SON OF A BITCH,

JUST LIKE ME.I AM NOTHING LIKE YOU !

I'M A SLEAZY, GREEDY ROACH

WHO DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN...

ABOUT THE ONE PERSON

WHO GIVES A DAMN

ABOUT HIM ?

FUCK YOU !

YOU'RE TRASH !

PRETTY SOON, YOU GRUBBY

LITTLE DESERT RAT, WE'RE

GONNA GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS,

AND YOU'RE NEVER GONNA KNOW

WHAT KIND OF PEARLS YOU

JUST THREW OUT WITH THE TRASH.

WAIT. DO--

[ Clanging ]

HEY.

YOU ALL RIGHT ?I DON'T FEEL GOOD.

HUH ? MY HEAD HURTS.

YOU'RE PRETTY FEVERISH.

DUSTER, REMEMBER ANYTHING ?

I REMEMBER THE FORGE.

I REMEMBER YOU.

I REMEMBER THE HEAT.

I REMEMBER LOTS OF HEAT.

- COME ON, DRINK THIS.

- NO, I DON'T WANT YOUR RATION.

THAT'S YOURS.

COME ON.

DID WE FIX THE LINKAGE ?

IT'S NOTHING

A BIGGER HAMMER WON'T FIX.

PLEASE, DRINK THIS.

MMM.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

FOR A MOMENT I THOUGHT

YOU WERE GONNA LEAVE ME

WITH MARCUS.

MARCUS DON'T MEAN

TO DO THOSE BAD THINGS.

MARCUS HAD A REAL

TOUGH TIME GROWIN' UP.

- AND YOU DIDN'T ?

- YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

MARCUS DONE EXTRA WORK FOR ME.

SOMEONE LIKE ME

COULD HAVE OPPORTUNITIES.

I LEARNED ABOUT

RADIAL PIN KEYS...

AND MULTIPASS

COMBINATION MECHANISMS.

HE PAID FOR

ALL THOSE COURSES.

ADVANCED LOCKSMITHING.

- WHY'D YOU STOP ?

- LOCKSMITHING'S A SPECIAL JOB.

I MEAN, I'M RESPONSIBLE

FOR PEOPLE'S HOMES,

VALUABLES.

IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON,

THE RIGHT KIND OF PEOPLE.

AND I AIN'T THE RIGHT KIND

OF PEOPLE ANYMORE.

OH, DUSTER.

WHY WERE YOU

IN A MEXICAN JAIL ?

HE AND I ROBBED A BANK.

ADVANCED LOCKSMITHING.

YOU SHOULDN'T LET PEOPLE

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU.

YEAH. MAYBE ALL THAT TIME

YOU WERE BUSY CRACKING SAFES,

IT WAS YOU

WHO WAS BEING ROBBED.

ONE DREAM DOESN'T

MAKE A WHOLE LIFE.

TRINA.

IT'S-- IT'S

NOTHIN' SPECIAL, BUT--

I CAN'T TAKE THAT.

OKAY.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S JUST BEEN A LONG TIME

SINCE ANYONE WAS GLAD

I WAS AROUND.

BE CAREFUL, DUSTER.

IT'S FUNNY HOW YOU NEVER TURN INTO FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE WHEN I'M AROUND.

YOU SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF SPARE TIME...

FOR SOMEONE WHO'S SUPPOSED

TO BE TRYIN' TO GET US

OUT OF HERE, HUH ?

IF YOU'RE THAT BORED,

DARLIN'--

I SAID I'D WORK ON THE LINKAGE.

SO, UH, IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME.

MMM.

[ Groans ]

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

[ Shouts ]

JESUS CHRIST !

[ Groans ]

HOW COULD YOU LET HER

PUT THAT THING ON ME ?

- YOU KNOW I DON'T LIKE BUGS !

- WITHOUT INSECTS, HUMAN LIFE

WOULD END IN TWO MONTHS.

I DO NOT WANNA TALK

ABOUT BUGS !

[ Grunting ]

[ Grunting Continues ]

AW, JESUS ! YUCK !

EHH !

[ Panting ]

DID I... SEE THAT...

RING ON HER HAND ?

IT WAS IN THE COMBINE.

IT WAS WORTH SOMETHIN'.

WELL, IF YOU HAD PLANS, MARCUS,

YOU SHOULD'VE SAID SO.

WELL, IT'S A LITTLE LATE NOW,

ISN'T IT ?

MARCUS.

MARCUS !

SHUT YOUR FUCKIN' MOUTH !

I DON'T WANNA HEAR ANY MORE

OF YOUR GODDAMN LIP !

WHERE THE FUCK DID SHE GO ?

YOU LEAVE HER ALONE.

I'LL GIVE YOU MY HALF

OF THE DIAMONDS, OKAY ?

IT'S WHAT YOU WANT,

AIN'T IT ?

UNLESS I'M MISTAKEN, THEY'RE COMMON PROPERTY. THEY'RE IN THE COMBINE.

I'LL GIVE 'EM TO YOU.

I'LL GIVE YOU EVERYTHING.

I'LL GIVE YOU

THE WHOLE COMBINE.

WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT.

- WHAT YOU'RE SAYIN' IS, WE

DON'T NEED A COMBINE ANYMORE ?

- NO, I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

- THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID !

- I DID NOT--

YOU'RE ALWAYS BABBLING ABOUT HOW

WE'VE GOT TO GET SOME FUTURE.

WELL, WE JUST FOUND IT !

I'VE BEEN MOTHERIN' YOU

SINCE I WAS 16.

IT'S BEEN CRUEL AND UNUSUAL.

YOU WANT A FUTURE,

I'LL GIVE YOU A FUTURE,

ALL RIGHT ?

THE FUTURE I WANT

IS THE ONE WITHOUT YOU.

WE'LL STILL BE PARTNERS ?

NOT NO MORE.

[ Gunshot ]

COME ON !

DON'T GO WEAK ON ME, BOY.

HIT IT HARDER.

GODDAMN IT, GET IT OPEN !

I WANT MY SHARE

OF THEM DIAMONDS NOW !

DAMN IT.

- GODDAMN IT !

- YOU CAN'T SHOOT IT OPEN.

YOU CAN'T HIT IT OPEN.

YOU CAN'T GET IT OPEN.

THEN MAKE A KEY

AND GET IT OPEN,

ALL RIGHT ?

THAT'S GONNA TAKE TIME, MARCUS.

HERE WE GO.

I'LL MAKE SURE

YOU'RE NOT DISTURBED,

ALL RIGHT ?

ANY QUESTIONS,

PARTNER ?

NOT NO MORE, MARCUS !

[ Metallic Scraping ]

[ Trina ] HEY.

I THOUGHT I HEARD A CAR... BACKFIRE OR SOMETHIN'.

I DIDN'T HEAR NOTHIN'.

BRING THAT KEY WITH YOU.

COME ON.

[ Marcus ] A TOUR BUS FULL OF LAP DANCERS ON THEIR WAY TO VEGAS.

ABSOLUTELY NOTHIN' THAT COMPARES TO WHAT WE GOT HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' ?

I CHANGED MY MIND

ABOUT YOU FIXING THE LATCH.

IF YOUR OFFER'S STILL GOOD.

Y-YEAH, THE OFFER'S

ALWAYS OPEN.

YOU ALREADY GOT

A HOBBY, DUSTER.

HERE, I'LL POLISH IT UP

SO IT'LL LOOK

JUST LIKE NEW, OKAY ?

ALL RIGHT.

- YOU REALLY GONNA WORK

ON PRINCESS' CAGE ?

- YES, I AM.

[ Sighs ]

[ Metal Clanging ]

HEY.

LET'S TEST THE ENGINE.

YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

IF WE CAN'T CRANK IT OVER,

WE AIN'T GOING NOWHERE.

- IT'S OUT OF GEAR, RIGHT ?

- I CAN'T GET IT IN GEAR.

BUT IF YOU GET IT STARTED,

I'M SURE I'LL BE ABLE

TO FIND ONE.

WHAT ARE YOU

SO HAPPY ABOUT ?

OH, FUCK ME !

[ Grunting ]

[ Engine Starts ]

TAKE OVER FROM DUSTER.

[ Grunts ]

ALL RIGHT, I GOT IT.

[ Engine Revs ]

COME HERE.

CAN YOU KEEP

THE REVS UP ?

[ Engine Revs ]

GIVE ME SOME SLACK, WILL YOU ?

TRUCK WILL BE READY

TOMORROW.

WE CAN LEAVE TOMORROW.

[ Engine Revs ]

WECAN LEAVE TOMORROW.

WH-WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ?

THAT WE TAKE THE TRUCK

AND JUST LEAVE MARCUS HERE ?

HEY !WELL, WHEN

YOU PASSED OUT,

HE WANTED TO LEAVE YOU

LYING LIKE ROADKILL.

HE DIDN'T GIVE A DAMN

ABOUT YOU.I KNOW MARCUS.

YOU DON'T KNOW ME.

HEY !

NOW, I GREW UP OUT HERE. HEY !

AND MY FAMILY, WELL,

THEY HAD SOME BAD BREAKS

WAY BACK.

AND NOW IT'S JUST ME.

I GOT NO ONE,

AND I GOT NOTHING,

EXCEPT THIS DESERT

AND A FEW HEIRLOOMS.

[ Engine Revs ]

DUSTER.

DON'T YOU KNOW

I WANNA GO WITH YOU ?

I MEAN,

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO,

JUST DITCH MARCUS ?

WELL, NO.

WE'LL RADIO THE FEDERALES.

WE COULD HIRE SOMEONE

TO COME PICK HIM UP.

IT'S STILL GONNA

BE ROUGH FOR HIM.

NOW, ALL HE'S EVER HAD

IS COMBINE AND ME.

[ Engine Revs ]

HEY, DUSTER !

IF I LEAVE THE COMBINE,

HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

[ Engine Revs ]

WHA-- NO.

- OH, CHRIST.

- I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.

NOT ANY MONEY.

NOTHING.

IT DON'T MATTER.

NO, BECAUSE MARCUS AND I,

WE BEEN-- WE BEEN UP,

AND WE BEEN DOWN AND OUT.

I KNOW YOU THINK

YOU DON'T HAVE NOTHING,

BUT YOU HAVE EVERYTHING

THAT YOU NEED IN ORDER

TO HAVE A GOOD LIFE.

NOBODY-- NOBODY

IS GONNA MAKE ME DO

WHAT I KNOW IS WRONG !

HEY !

NOT YOU, NOT MARCUS,

NOBODY !

EVER AGAIN.

[ Engine Revs ]

AW, SHIT ![ Sputtering ]

WHAT'S EATIN' HER ?

[ Tools Clanging ]

I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD GET

A LOT OF MAGNETIC INTERFERENCES

OUT HERE.

YEP.

MUST PLAY HELL WITH THE COMPASSES.

I'M SURPRISED YOU KNOW

WHERE YOU ARE HALF THE TIME.

WHAT, DO YOU KEEP THEM

ALL ADJUSTED OR WHAT ?

MOST OF THEM.

[ Metal Clanging ]

[ Metal Clangs ]

- RIGHT. WE'RE IN GEAR, RIGHT ?

- YUP. IT'S OUR ONE SLOW GEAR.

BUT IT'LL RUN, RIGHT ? I MEAN, WE CAN GET THE HELL OUT IN THE MORNING ?

SURE. A WHOPPING

FIVE MILES AN HOUR.

WHAT ARE YOU

LOOKING AT, MARCUS ?

NOTHIN'.

[ Frank Narrating ] I'VE BEEN SEARCHING WATER HOLE AFTER WATER HOLE ALL DAY,

BUT IT WAS THE DARKNESS THAT LET ME FIND THEM.

HEY, DUSTER, WAKE UP.

COME ON. GET UP.

WE'RE BACK ON THE JOB.

COME ON.

LET'S GO.

LISTEN. HEY, LISTEN.

THAT THING I SAID

ABOUT US NOT BEING PARTNERS.

I WAS WAY OUT OF LINE.

HEY, AND JUST TO PROVE

I TRUST YOU.

ALL RIGHT ?

[ Sighs ]

NOW, COME ON.

SHAKE IT. LET'S GO.

WE'RE GONNA SWIPE

THE TRUCK, ALL RIGHT ?

I GOT MAPS, A COMPASS.

GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT.

I AIN'T GONNA

DO THAT, MARCUS.

I EVEN GUESSED YOU MIGHT SAY THAT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE.

I GOT ALL THE ANGLES,

ALL RIGHT ?

NOW, YOU ARE GOING

TO HOT-WIRE THE TRUCK.

I'M DRIVING YOU,

ME AND THEM DIAMONDS

OUT OF THIS DESERT.

WE'RE GONNA GET THINGS BACK THE WAY THEY USED TO BE.

IT AIN'T GONNA

BE THE SAME, MARCUS.

IT AIN'T GONNA BE

LIKE IT USED TO BE.

IT AIN'T.

ALL RIGHT.

FINE.

IT'LL BE A NEW WAY.

MOVE IT !

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN LISTENING

TO YOUR BULLSHIT MY WHOLE LIFE.

WHAT, ARE YOU

GONNA SHOOT ME ?

- IF YOU'RE GONNA SHOOT ME,

GO AHEAD AND DO IT.

- [ Cocks Gun ]

YOU SON OF A BITCH.

I HATE YA.

I'VE HATED YOU

SINCE THE FIRST DAY

I EVER LAID EYES ON YOU.

SHE DID THIS.

NO, MARCUS, NO !

STOP !

MARCUS, COME BACK HERE !COME ON, TRINA.

COME ON.

- MARCUS ! MARCUS !

- FRANK !

MARCUS,

DON'T YOU TOUCH HER !

MARCUS, DON'T--

MARCUS, PLEASE !

GET AWAY FROM HER,

MARCUS !

GOD, HOW DID YOU

FIND ME ?

'CAUSE I'VE BEEN LOOKING,

THAT'S WHY.

I READ ABOUT

THESE TWO CONVICTS.THEY GOT THE DIAMONDS.

JESUS, TRINA, IT DOESN'T

MATTER ABOUT THAT NOW.

COME ON.

THE TRUCK'S

NOT THAT FAR.THEY'VE GOT MY DIAMONDS !

DO YOU WANT TO DIE

FOR THOSE DIAMONDS ?

DO YOU WANT TO KILL FOR THEM ?

THEY'VE JUST BROUGHT

MISERY TO EVERYONE

WHO'S EVER TOUCHED THEM.

JUST LOOK

WHAT THOSE DIAMONDS

HAVE DONE TO YOU.

CAN'T YOU SEE ?

ALL I WANT

IS YOUR HAPPINESS.

HAVEN'T YOU DONE

ENOUGH DAMAGE ?

[ Frank Narrating ] SOME DREAMS WON'T DIE.

THEY HAVE TO BE KILLED.

OH, GOD !

- DID YOU SEE MARCUS ?

- WELL, LOOK AT HERE.

AIN'T THIS CUTE ?

NO, MARCUS. NO. [ Gunshot ]

WHO THE FUCK IS THAT ?

OH, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ?

WE GOTTA GET

TO THE TRUCK !

- YOU GOTTA HELP ME

START THE TRUCK.

- WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ?

[ Gunshot ]COME ON ! WE GOTTA

GET TO THE TRUCK !

TRACY. [ Tracy Chirping ]

[ Frank Narrating ] THIS IS WHAT IT IS TO LIVE WITH THESE THINGS.

YOU SHOOT A MAN YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW...

AND COUNT IT AS GOOD LUCK BECAUSE HE WAS CARRYING THEM.

BUT IT DIDN'T MATTER WHO WAS HOLDING THEM NOW.

ME. HIM. THIS DESERT.

THE CURSE OF THESE DIAMONDS IS THAT THEY EXIST.

AS LONG AS THEY EXIST, YOU THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE WITHIN REACH.

WHERE WE HEADED ?

GET SOME ICE CREAM.

[ Chuckles ]

I NEVER WANTED HIM AROUND,

BUT THEN I GOT

KIND OF USED TO HIM.

HE WAS--

[ Chuckles ]

IT'S LIKE--

[ Chuckles ]

LIKE YOU WERE MARRIED.

WHAT ?

THAT'S WHY

I NEVER HAD A LIFE.

MARRIED TO DUSTER BEFORE

I EVEN GOT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.

MUST HAVE REALLY

BROUGHT YOU DOWN.

I KNOW I, UH,

DONE SOME BAD THINGS.

WE GOT OFF TO KIND OF A ROCKY START.

YOU KNOW WHAT

I'M TALKING ABOUT ?

GO ON.

NO, I'M--

I'M JUST SAYING

MAYBE, UH--

I WANT TO FORGET

THE PAST.

I'M SAYING-- I'M SAYING,

YOU KNOW, MAYBE--

WHAT I REALLY WANT

IS A FRIEND.

BUT NOT SOMEONE--

WELL, NOT SOMEONE

LIKE DUSTER, BUT...

SOMEONE WITH STYLE AND CLASS.

A WOMAN.

NOT LIKE THOSE OTHER TYPES.

I LEARNED SOMETHING OUT HERE

IN THE PAST FEW DAYS.

YOU GOTTA GIVE TO GET.

[ Chuckles ]

I WANNA-- I'M GONNA--

I MEAN, I WANNA--

I'M GONNA GIVE YOU SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW,

HALF OF SOMETHING THAT'S--

STILL, HALF'S

THE BEST THING...

PROBABLY ANYONE

HAS EVER GIVEN YOU.

[ Chuckles ]

BUT BEFORE I DO, I JUST--

I FEEL LIKE I WANT--

I REALLY WANT

THAT YOU SHOULD...

SHAKE MY HAND.

THERE'S A GUN

IN YOUR HAND, MARCUS.

WHAT ?

WHAT THE HELL, RIGHT ?

GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU ?

ANYWAY, I--SEE THIS ?

HUH ?

SEE THIS ?

YOUR DIAMONDS BELONGED

TO MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER.

BUT I WANTED TO SHARE.

NO DEAL !

OH, JESUS.

[ Backfires ]

MARCUS !

OH, NO.

OH.

[ Mumbles,

Indistinct ]

[ Groans ]NO. HOLD ON.

HOLD ON.

IT'S PRETTY BAD.

HOLD ON.

STOP THE BLEEDING,

AND IT'LL BE FINE.

COME HERE.

HOLD ON.

HOLD-- HOLD TIGHT.

HOLD ON. COME ON.

[ Whimpering ]

HOLD ON.

HOLD ON TIGHT NOW.

[ Sobbing ]

OH, I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO.

[ Frank Narrating ] EVENTUALLY I KNEW TRINA WOULD DOUBLE BACK...

AND LOOK AT THE GUY I SHOT.

THEN SHE'LL KNOW I TOOK THE DIAMONDS, AND SHE'LL COME AFTER ME.

AS SHE MUST.

[ Chuckles ] MAYBE IN ANOTHER LIFE...

I COULD HAVE CONVERTED THEM INTO CASH,

FOUND A CHARITY, WASHED MY HANDS.

BUT, UH, THAT WAS BEFORE THIS DESERT REMINDED ME...

THAT PENITENTS TYPICALLY TRAVEL ON FOOT.

AND SO I HAVE.

THE ONE PLACE I CAN END THIS CURSE AND PAY FOR MY CRIMES.

THE DESERT WILL SWALLOW THESE DIAMONDS AGAIN.

FOREVER.

AND THIS TIME, EVEN SHE WILL KNOW THAT THEY ARE GONE FOR GOOD.

AND SHE WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE OUT OF THIS DESERT.

AND THESE GHOSTS

WILL FINALLY

BE LAID TO REST.

[ Tracy Chirping ]

[ Groans ]

[ Chirping Continues ]

DUSTER.

I THOUGHT YOU--

NO, THE BULLET

JUST GRAZED MY HEAD

AND KNOCKED ME OUT.

I'M SORRY.

WELL, HE HAD IT COMING.

HE WAS GOING TO STRAND YOU

OUT HERE, TAKE YOUR TRUCK

AND LEAVE YOU TO DIE.

AND I WAS GONNA

LET HIM TRY.

AND THEN HE WAS PUMPING YOU

ABOUT MAPS AND COMPASSES.

AND I FINISHED THE NEW KEY,

AND I TRADED MY ROCKS

FOR YOUR DIAMONDS.

ALL THE PIECES WERE THERE.

I PUT THEM TOGETHER.

A PROSPECTOR WITH

NO PROSPECTING GEAR.

AND THAT KEY YOU WERE WEARING

LOOKED LIKE AN ORIGINAL TO ME.

THE THING IS,

I DON'T HAVE

YOUR DIAMONDS ANYMORE.

WHAT ?NO, I HAD 'EM.

I HAD 'EM.

THAT GUY WAS GONE

WHEN I CAME TO.

FRANK HAS THEM ?I FOUND HIS TRUCK.

AND BELIEVE ME,

I SEARCHED THROUGH IT.

BUT THERE'S A HOLE

IN THE RADIATOR.

HE MUST HAVE SET OUT ON FOOT.

YOU KNOW, HE COULD HAVE

GONE IN ANY DIRECTION.

NO, NO, HE COULDN'T.

NO, HE'S--

HE'S GOT TO CROSS

THE FLATS FIRST.

NO, TEXAS IS STILL

A LONG WAY, AND THIS THING'S

JUST PATCHED UP.

NO, WE--

WE JUST TAKE HIS TRUCK.

COME ON. COME ON.

WE CAN GET HIM.

TRINA, MAYBE IT'S BETTER

THIS WAY.

HELP ME START THE TRUCK.MAYBE IT'S BETTER

THIS WAY.

LOOK AT WHAT THE DIAMONDS

DID TO MARCUS...

AND WHAT THEY DID

TO THE WOMAN

WHO HAD THEM FIRST.

WELL, THAT WOMAN

WAS MY GRANDMOTHER,

AND SHE LOST THEM.

LOOK AT WHAT

THEY DID TO HER.SHE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.

LOOK AT WHAT

THEY DID TO HER !

I SPEND

MY WHOLE LIFE HERE.

EVERY YEAR.

EVERY DAY. PLEASE.

YOU WANNA KNOW

WHY I GAVE UP

MY ROCK COLLECTION ?

YOU TRADED IT

FOR MY DIAMONDS.

I'D RATHER HAVE MY ROCKS

THAN YOURS.

THE FIRST TIME

I EVER PICKED ONE UP

WAS FOR MY PARENTS' FUNERAL.

AND THE SECOND WAS THE DAY

I MOVED IN WITH MARCUS.

I HAD 38 OF THEM.

THE DAY I GOT

MY LOCKSMITH'S LICENSE,

THE DAY I WENT TO PRISON,

THE FIRST DAY OF FREEDOM.

SOME ARE GOOD

AND SOME ARE BAD,

BUT WHEN YOU PUT IT

ALL TOGETHER, IT'S

A WHOLE LIFE RIGHT THERE.

YEAH ?

WELL, I THREW

YOUR ROCKS AWAY.

I-I GUESS THAT

JUST MAKES US EVEN.

BESIDES, I KEPT

THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE--

THE DAY YOU KISSED ME.

ALL'S I NEED IS ONE MORE,

AND I CAN START

A NEW COLLECTION.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND !

TRINA, THIS AIN'T

ABOUT THE DIAMONDS.

YOUR DREAMIN'

AND THE DIAMONDS,

THEY AIN'T THE SAME THING.

YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING

FOR THESE STONES

FOR SO LONG...

THAT YOU FORGOT

WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

YOU DON'T GOTTA

BE LIKE THAT NO MORE.

I MEAN, IT'S SIMPLE.

ALL'S YOU GOTTA DO

IS JUST WALK OUT

OF THIS PLACE.

YOU GOTTA MAKE A CHOICE.

YOU JUST GOTTA

MAKE A CHOICE.

NO, WAIT !

LOOK. ALL OF THIS

IS GONNA BE THE PAST.

IT'S ALL GONNA BE

THE PAST.

OH.

ALL RIGHT.

JUST SIT BACK, TRINA. WE'LL BE AT FRANK'S TRUCK SOON.

[ Catalina ] I'M READY TO LIVE AGAIN.

GO GET THE TRUCK.

[ Sobbing ]

BABY, I'M SORRY

THAT YOU HAD--HOW COULD YOU ?

[ Bird Squawking ]

I HAVE TO GET THE DIAMONDS.

I KNOW I CAN GET ALONG

WITHOUT THEM.

MAYBE THEY AIN'T

EVEN GOOD FOR ME.

I CAN'T JUST GIVE UP.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,

YOU CAN'T JUST GIVE UP ?

IT'LL ALL HAVE BEEN

FOR NOTHING.

FOR MY FATHER,

FOR HIS FATHER,

FOR MY GREAT-GRANDPARENTS AND FOR ME.

AND NOW IT'S ALL DOWN TO ME,

AND I AM GOOD ENOUGH.

I AM THE ONE.

HOW CAN I START A NEW LIFE

WHEN I AIN'T EVEN FINISHED

THE OLD ONE ?

WHAT IF I DON'T GO

WITH YOU ?

YOU CAN'T GO WITH ME.

YOU SHOULD TAKE

TRACY WITH YOU.

NO.

I'M COMIN' BACK !

NO, SHE'LL BE ALL ALONE.

TAKE IT.I'M COMIN' BACK !

I'M COMIN' BACK !TAKE IT !

I'M COMIN' BACK.

[ Tracy Chirping ]

- I PROMISE YOU.

- OKAY.

TRACY.

[ Chirping ]

TRACY.

TRACY, I'LL BE BACK !

[ Chirping ]

STAY AWAY FROM ME, TRINA.

I MEAN IT.

AW, COME ON, FRANK.

YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE.

IT ALL WENT WRONG.

NOW YOU'VE GOT A CHANCE

TO UNDO YOUR MISTAKE.

THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.

GIVE ME THE DIAMONDS.

THIS HAS GOT NOTHING

TO DO WITH YOU.

IT HAS EVERYTHING

TO DO WITH ME.

WHAT, YOU DON'T WANNA

GIVE THEM TO ME ?

YOU WANNA KEEP THEM

FOR YOURSELF ?

IS THAT IT ?

OKAY. WELL,

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE

TO KILL ME FIRST.

[ Groans ]

[ Sobbing ]TRINA.

I WON'T GIVE THEM TO YOU,

TRINA. I WON'T.

YOU DID IT

FOR MY MOTHER.YOU CAN'T HAVE THEM.

- WHY WON'T YOU

GIVE THEM TO ME ?

- LISTEN TO ME.

- BECAUSE THEY'LL DESTROY YOU !

- IT IS OVER BETWEEN

YOUR FATHER AND I.

YOU STOLE FOR HER.

YOU LIED FOR HER.

- DID EVERYTHING

SHE EVER ASKED YOU.

- IT HAS BEEN FOR A LONG TIME.

- NO.

- IT WAS WRONG.

I SHOULD NEVER HAVE DONE IT.

- WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME THEN ?

- THERE'S NOTHING WRONG

WITH YOU.

WHY DIDN'T YOU

TELL ME, HUH ?

WHAT IS IT ?

- NO, I WOULDN'T LEAVE YOU.

- AM I STUPID ?

AM I UGLY ?

WHAT DID SHE DO ?

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO ?

SHUT UP !

I'M TAKING YOU WITH ME.

TRINA !NO !

WHERE DID YOU

PUT THEM, HUH ?

NO !I'M NOT LEAVING

WITHOUT YOU !

- WHERE ARE THE DIAMONDS ?

- I AM NOT LEAVING YOU.

- WHERE ARE THE DIAMONDS ?

- LISTEN TO ME !

- COME ON.

- DAMN IT ! CALM DOWN !

- TRINA !

- NO. STOP !

- WHERE ARE THEY ?

[ Gasping ]

- NO !

- TRINA, I'M TAKING YOU

WITH ME. TRINA !

[ Gunshot ]

[ Gasps ]

WHA-- FRANK.

FRANK !

WHA-- FRANK.

WH--

[ Grunts ] YOU CAN'T GO.

DAD'S GONNA FIND

THE DIAMONDS.

WHERE ARE THE DIAMONDS ?

OH.

NO. [ Clatter ]

NO !

[ Screams ]

NO !

FRANK, COME ON !

COME ON !

[ Grunts ]

NO !

[ Sets Parking Brake ]

[ Chirping ]

♪ AMAZING GRACE

♪ HOW SWEET THE SOUND

♪ THAT SAVED

♪ A WRETCH

♪ LIKE ME

♪ I ONCE

♪ WAS LOST

♪ BUT NOW

♪ I AM FOUND

♪ I WAS BLIND

♪ BUT NOW

♪ I SEE

♪ THROUGH MANY DANGERS

♪ TOILS AND SNARES

♪ I HAVE

♪ ALREADY COME

♪ AND IT IS GRACE

♪ THAT BROUGHT ME SAFELY

♪ THUS FAR

♪ AND IT IS GRACE

♪ THAT WILL LEAD ME HOME

♪ YES, AND WHEN YES, WHEN THIS HEART...

♪ THIS HEART AND FLESH SHALL FAIL.

♪ AND FLESH

♪ SHALL FAIL AND MORTAL LIFE...

♪ AND MORTAL LIFE SHALL CEASE.

♪ SHALL CEASE

♪ I SHALL POSSESS

♪ WITHIN THE VEIL

♪ A LIFE

♪ OF JOY

♪ AND PEACE

THROUGH MANY DANGERS TOILS AND SNARES,

I SHALL POSSESS WITHIN THE VEIL...

A LIFE OF JOY AND PEACE.

GRACE WILL-- GRACE-- GRACE WILL--

♪ AMAZING GRACE

♪ HOW SWEET THE SOUND FLESH SHALL-- FLESH SHALL FAIL.

♪ THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE ME ♪

♪ OH, GRACE

GRACE WILL LEAD-- GRACE WILL LEAD ME HOME-- ♪ LEAD ME HOME

♪ LEAD ME HOME ♪ GRACE WILL LEAD ME HOME ♪

♪ LEAD ME

♪ A LIFE OF JOY JOY ♪♪

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